Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 177 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to

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